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Hamilton principle for the vortex flow of an ideal fluid in special relativity

  • Fluids, Plasmas and Electric Discharges
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Acta Physica Hungarica

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The fundamental equations of an ideal—entropy current conserving—fluid are obtained from a Hamilton Principle. The Lagrangian is formulated in the usual way. The physical situation, however, requires the introduction of some constraints in the variational principle to restrict the variations of the original field quantities. The Lagrange multipliers entering in such a way are shown to lead to the possibility of vortices in the velocity field.

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Dedicated to Prof. K. Nagy on his 60th birthday

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Abonyi, I. Hamilton principle for the vortex flow of an ideal fluid in special relativity. Acta Physica Hungarica 62, 199–202 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03155969

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